<p>Jamie Hartzell: 'I think Divine was keen to appoint somebody who understood about social business rather than being purely from the chocolate industry.' Photograph: Mib Pictures/Getty Images/Uppercut RF</p><p>"Have you tried the new Divine caramel bar?" says Jamie Hartzell. "It's delicious."</p><p>Just over a month since his new role as Divine Chocolate's board chairman was announced, it's clear that Hartzell is relishing getting his teeth into the new role. The position adds to the growing number of social ventures that the former documentary filmmaker is involved with; from founding the Ethical Property Company in 1998 to the launch of social investment marketplace Ethex last year. Since 2009, Hartzell has also been chairman of Palestinian Fairtrade food importer Zaytoun.</p><p>Speaking to the Guardian Social Enterprise Network, Hartzell acknowledged that he had worked in the "social business space" for a long time, and claimed it was this rather than his finance expertise which had earned him the job.</p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/social-enterprise-network/2014/feb/26/divine-chocolate-new-chairman-jamie-hartzell">Keep reading...</a></p>